ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S72 Fracture of femur
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- traumatic amputation of hip and thigh (S78.-)
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)
- fracture of foot (S92.-)
- periprosthetic fracture of prosthetic implant of hip (M97.0-)
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S72..0 | Fracture of head and neck of femur | No |
| S72..00 | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of femur | No |
| S72..001 | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of right femur | No |
| S72..002 | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of left femur | No |
| S72..009 | Fracture of unspecified part of neck of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..01 | Unspecified intracapsular fracture of femur | No |
| S72..011 | Unspecified intracapsular fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..012 | Unspecified intracapsular fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..019 | Unspecified intracapsular fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..02 | Fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of femur | No |
| S72..021 | Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur | No |
| S72..022 | Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur | No |
| S72..023 | Displaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..024 | Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of right femur | No |
| S72..025 | Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of left femur | No |
| S72..026 | Nondisplaced fracture of epiphysis (separation) (upper) of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..03 | Midcervical fracture of femur | No |
| S72..031 | Displaced midcervical fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..032 | Displaced midcervical fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..033 | Displaced midcervical fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..034 | Nondisplaced midcervical fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..035 | Nondisplaced midcervical fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..036 | Nondisplaced midcervical fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..04 | Fracture of base of neck of femur | No |
| S72..041 | Displaced fracture of base of neck of right femur | No |
| S72..042 | Displaced fracture of base of neck of left femur | No |
| S72..043 | Displaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..044 | Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of right femur | No |
| S72..045 | Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of left femur | No |
| S72..046 | Nondisplaced fracture of base of neck of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..05 | Unspecified fracture of head of femur | No |
| S72..051 | Unspecified fracture of head of right femur | No |
| S72..052 | Unspecified fracture of head of left femur | No |
| S72..059 | Unspecified fracture of head of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..06 | Articular fracture of head of femur | No |
| S72..061 | Displaced articular fracture of head of right femur | No |
| S72..062 | Displaced articular fracture of head of left femur | No |
| S72..063 | Displaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..064 | Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of right femur | No |
| S72..065 | Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of left femur | No |
| S72..066 | Nondisplaced articular fracture of head of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..09 | Other fracture of head and neck of femur | No |
| S72..091 | Other fracture of head and neck of right femur | No |
| S72..092 | Other fracture of head and neck of left femur | No |
| S72..099 | Other fracture of head and neck of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..1 | Pertrochanteric fracture | No |
| S72..10 | Unspecified trochanteric fracture of femur | No |
| S72..101 | Unspecified trochanteric fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..102 | Unspecified trochanteric fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..109 | Unspecified trochanteric fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..11 | Fracture of greater trochanter of femur | No |
| S72..111 | Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur | No |
| S72..112 | Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur | No |
| S72..113 | Displaced fracture of greater trochanter of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..114 | Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of right femur | No |
| S72..115 | Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of left femur | No |
| S72..116 | Nondisplaced fracture of greater trochanter of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..12 | Fracture of lesser trochanter of femur | No |
| S72..121 | Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur | No |
| S72..122 | Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur | No |
| S72..123 | Displaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..124 | Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of right femur | No |
| S72..125 | Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of left femur | No |
| S72..126 | Nondisplaced fracture of lesser trochanter of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..13 | Apophyseal fracture of femur | No |
| S72..131 | Displaced apophyseal fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..132 | Displaced apophyseal fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..133 | Displaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..134 | Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..135 | Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..136 | Nondisplaced apophyseal fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..14 | Intertrochanteric fracture of femur | No |
| S72..141 | Displaced intertrochanteric fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..142 | Displaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..143 | Displaced intertrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..144 | Nondisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..145 | Nondisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..146 | Nondisplaced intertrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..2 | Subtrochanteric fracture of femur | No |
| S72..21 | Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..22 | Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..23 | Displaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..24 | Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..25 | Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..26 | Nondisplaced subtrochanteric fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..3 | Fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..30 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..301 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..302 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..309 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..32 | Transverse fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..321 | Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..322 | Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..323 | Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..324 | Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..325 | Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..326 | Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..33 | Oblique fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..331 | Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..332 | Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..333 | Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..334 | Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..335 | Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..336 | Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..34 | Spiral fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..341 | Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..342 | Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..343 | Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..344 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..345 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..346 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..35 | Comminuted fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..351 | Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..352 | Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..353 | Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..354 | Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..355 | Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..356 | Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..36 | Segmental fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..361 | Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..362 | Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..363 | Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..364 | Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..365 | Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..366 | Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..39 | Other fracture of shaft of femur | No |
| S72..391 | Other fracture of shaft of right femur | No |
| S72..392 | Other fracture of shaft of left femur | No |
| S72..399 | Other fracture of shaft of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..4 | Fracture of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..40 | Unspecified fracture of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..401 | Unspecified fracture of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..402 | Unspecified fracture of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..409 | Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..41 | Unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..411 | Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..412 | Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..413 | Displaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..414 | Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..415 | Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..416 | Nondisplaced unspecified condyle fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..42 | Fracture of lateral condyle of femur | No |
| S72..421 | Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur | No |
| S72..422 | Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur | No |
| S72..423 | Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..424 | Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right femur | No |
| S72..425 | Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left femur | No |
| S72..426 | Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..43 | Fracture of medial condyle of femur | No |
| S72..431 | Displaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur | No |
| S72..432 | Displaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur | No |
| S72..433 | Displaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..434 | Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of right femur | No |
| S72..435 | Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of left femur | No |
| S72..436 | Nondisplaced fracture of medial condyle of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..44 | Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur | No |
| S72..441 | Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur | No |
| S72..442 | Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur | No |
| S72..443 | Displaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..444 | Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of right femur | No |
| S72..445 | Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of left femur | No |
| S72..446 | Nondisplaced fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..45 | Supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..451 | Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..452 | Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..453 | Displaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..454 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..455 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..456 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture without intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..46 | Supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..461 | Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..462 | Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..463 | Displaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..464 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..465 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..466 | Nondisplaced supracondylar fracture with intracondylar extension of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..47 | Torus fracture of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..471 | Torus fracture of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..472 | Torus fracture of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..479 | Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..49 | Other fracture of lower end of femur | No |
| S72..491 | Other fracture of lower end of right femur | No |
| S72..492 | Other fracture of lower end of left femur | No |
| S72..499 | Other fracture of lower end of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..8 | Other fracture of femur | No |
| S72..8X | Other fracture of femur | No |
| S72..8X1 | Other fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..8X2 | Other fracture of left femur | No |
| S72..8X9 | Other fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..9 | Unspecified fracture of femur | No |
| S72..90 | Unspecified fracture of unspecified femur | No |
| S72..91 | Unspecified fracture of right femur | No |
| S72..92 | Unspecified fracture of left femur | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026